More homeless Africans
An increasing number of African immigrants are homeless in this country. The Kristelig Dagbladet writes that the majority of them, legal job seekers from countries such as Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Mali, arrive…
MorePM attacks opposition, praises Red/Greens
Prime Minister welcomed back MP’s from their summer recess during parliament’s opening debate before launching a scathing attack on the Liberals ‘who spend all their time attacking the government instead of talking about…
MorePoliticans agree: Duties are damaging
Government and Liberal politicians agreed in a TV debate last night that excessive taxes and duties have damaged Denmark’s ability to compete, but the Social Democrats Pernille Rosenkrantz Thiel said it’s important to…
MoreVilhelmsen ahead in Gallup poll
Over half of all Socialist People’s Party (SPP) voters want to see Anette Vilhelmsen win next week’s leadership battle. A new Gallup survey for Berlingske shows 55 per cent prefer Ms Vilhelmsen, the…
MoreDenmark, Copenhagen drop in ‘reputation rankings’
Denmark and Copenhagen’s reputations have fallen slightly from last year on the The Reputation Institute 2012 rankings of the world’s most reputable countries and cities. Denmark is no.8 on the countries list that’s headed…
MoreWorld University Ranking: Aarhus beats Copenhagen
Aarhus University, at no.116, outranks Copenhagen, no.130, on this year’s Times Higher Education World University Ranking. Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) is also well-placed, at no.149, with Aalborg and the University of Southern Denmark…
MoreSøvndal denounces artillery fire into Turkey
From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: On the third of October, Syrian forces shelled a residential area in the Turkish city of Akcakale with artillery. 4 children and a woman have been…
MoreMetro ticket crackdown gives DKK258,000 reward
Hundreds of Metro passengers were caught travelling without a ticket, Thursday evening, when inspectors and police set up controls at Christianshavn Metro station, close to the ‘free state’ of Christiana. Out of 5,823…
MoreWhere’s Løkke?
Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen was derided, Thursday, for failing to address parliament since the Lib/Con coalition lost power a year ago. During parliament’s opening debate the Social Democrats’ policy spokesman, Magnus Heunicke,…
MoreEncouraging key indicators but….
A string of positive key economic indicators have created optimism amongst economists but it’s still too early to claim that the crisis is over, according to the Danske Bank’s Steen Bocian who warned…
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